by meg | Jul 24, 2018 | Affordability, Built Environment, Growth & Density, Historic Preservation
On July 17th, Historic Denver hosted a tour of ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units) in the Curtis Park Historic District. “Accessory Dwelling Unit” is a technical term that refers to any additional living space on a lot other than the main dwelling. So if a...
by meg | Mar 28, 2018 | Built Environment, Economic Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, Infrastructure, Planning & Design, Transportation
I recently returned from a trip to Uganda and Kenya where I was impressed with how frequently roundabouts were used as opposed to traffic signals. It struck me that in an up-and-coming third world country, where resources aren’t alway readily available but...
by meg | Jul 29, 2017 | Economic Sustainability, Incentives and Assistance
In talking about affordable housing, transportation, development and other issues related to urban growth, the term “subsidy” often pops up. It’s generally used pejoratively and seems to refer to such a large variety of situations that the meaning...
by meg | Jan 9, 2017 | Built Environment, City Budget/Spending, Economic Sustainability, Growth & Density
Since the 1960s, historic preservationists have been arguing that older, denser buildings should be conserved and reused and that tearing down these buildings to create parking lots was doing damage to the fabric of the city. They also argued that the big box stores...
by meg | Dec 22, 2016 | Bikes & Peds, Local Business, Multi-Modal Culture, Transportation
2016 was the first full year that Pedal Fort Collins has been around. In the past year, 7,398 people have viewed the site with a full 77.6% of them being brand new readers this year. The most read article of all was seen by 2,692 people! and was quoted by other...
by meg | Aug 5, 2016 | Bikes & Peds, Economic Sustainability, Multi-Modal Culture, Transportation
Walking. Everybody does it. But not everybody values it. It’s easy to take for granted. And the thrill of being able to travel faster than the foot holds incredible allure. But in moving to faster forms of transportation over the past century, we’ve...
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